Six people belonging to three proscribed outfits were arrested from Manipur’s Imphal West and Kakching districts, police said on Thursday. Four cadres of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) were apprehended from their camp at Kameng Sabal in Imphal West district on Wednesday, a senior officer said. The arrested PWG members – Takhelmayum Victor (23),…
Manipur Congress MLA Thokchom Lokeshwar on Wednesday raised concerns over the visit of BJP North East in-charge Sambit Patra to the state, questioning whether it was intended to resolve the ongoing leadership crisis. “It is unfortunate that BJP leaders are unable to select their own chief minister or convene an assembly session. What is Patra’s…
The unlawful sale of SIM cards that have been activated using fictitious identification documents is being looked into by Manipur Police. Porompat Police Station has received a case. According to officials, criminal organizations have been using these SIM cards for extortion and threats, posing major security hazards. Numerous SIM cards were issued under false pretenses,…
Amid a political crisis in strife-torn Manipur, senior BJP leader Sambit Patra on Wednesday morning called on Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan here, sources said. They held discussions for some time but the outcome of the meeting is not yet known. Patra, the BJP’s Northeast in-charge, later headed for a hotel, where…
Manipur Congress Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has criticized the central government for not allowing state MLAs to elect a new leader following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. N Biren Singh stepped down on Sunday, and his resignation was accepted by Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Singh was asked…
Security forces have destroyed six acres of illegal poppy plantation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, police said on Wednesday.The drive was conducted on a hill range between Khoripok and Sehjang villages in New Keithelmanbi police station area on Tuesday, a police officer said. Poppy is used for producing opium and other highly addictive illegal drugs.”On 11.02.2025,…
A cadre of proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, who was wanted in several cases, was arrested in Assam’s Hojai district, a top police official said on Tuesday. The arrest was made during a search operation in Nilbagan area of the district on Sunday night, Hojai Superintendent of Police Saurabh Gupta said.
The Manipur government on Tuesday urged citizens to stay clam and not to fall prey to unverified news, rumours or misinformation that may cause unnecessary panic or disrupt peace and harmony in the state. A press release issued by Chief Secretary P K Singh said, “It has also come to the notice of the government…
Eight cadres were apprehended and 25 firearms, ammunition, and warlike supplies were retrieved in a series of combined operations carried out in several Manipur districts by the Indian Army, the Assam Rifles, the Manipur Police, and other security agencies, officials said on Monday. A statement stated that the activities took place in the districts of…
Manipur security forces arrested four active militants from different districts, recovering weapons, foreign currency, and other incriminating items. The crackdown comes as part of intensified efforts to curb militant activities in the state. In Imphal West, police apprehended two active cadres of the proscribed militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Apunba) for their involvement in extortion….
